Platytes vobisne

Platytes vobisne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Platytes
Species:	P. vobisne
Binomial name
	Platytes vobisne; Dyar, 1920

Platytes vobisne is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920.[1] It has been recorded from the US states of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are dark silver with dark brown lines. The hindwings are also dark silver. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

The larvae probably feed on grass species.[3]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 24, 2003). "Species Details: Platytes vobisne". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 24, 2003). "Species Details: Platytes vobisne". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 30, 2020.